Willow Slough Fire
The Willow Slough Fire was reported on August 29, 2023 in Jefferson County, Texas and burned 1,945 acres. It is 100 percent contained. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 1,945 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 29, 2023
- Personnel
- 9
Map
Perimeter mapped August 29, 2023 at 4:00 PM CDT, 1,945 acres (image interpretation). Point of origin 29.771, -94.105.
The incident
- Size
- 1,945 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 29, 2023 at 11:00 AM CDT
- Cause
- Human
- Location
- 12 miles southwest of Port Arthur
- County
- Jefferson County
- State
- Texas
- Protecting agency
- FWS
- Jurisdiction
- FWS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFWS
- Personnel assigned
- 9
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Tall Grass (2.5 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $100,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2023-TXMCR-000001
- IRWIN identifier
- 14779FC4-FA7D-47C9-B172-0FF267B607BB
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Port Arthur, TX covers the area today.
Nearby
- Port Arthur, TX13 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Fannett, TX14 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Nederland, TX16 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Central Gardens, TX16 miles north of the fire’s origin
- Groves, TX17 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Stowell, TX17 miles west of the fire’s origin
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Incident record from the National Interagency Fire Center’s Wildland Fire Interagency Geospatial Services (WFIGS), as the incident’s managers report it; last updated September 16, 2023 at 6:00 PM CDT. Identifier 2023-TXMCR-000001.